Magical mailbox awaits letters to Santa at Hays Public Library

The magical mailbox inside the Hays Public Library is from Santa Clause and is said to be the fastest way to delivers letters to the North Pole. Photo courtesy HPL. — The magical mailbox on the second floor of Hays Public Library is said to be the fastest way to deliver letters to the North Pole. *Photo courtesy the HPL.*

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

A magical mailbox secretly delivered from Santa Claus himself is sitting on the second floor of the Hays Pubic Library.

“This mailbox is special because it automatically transplants the letters directly to the North Pole to Santa,” said Cathleen Kroeger, children’s department librarian at HPL.

Kroeger stressed the importance of making sure children put a return address on the letter.

“Santa rides in a sleigh and uses longitude and latitude to find your house, but if he is going to write you back, he is going to use the U.S. Postal Service,” she said.

Kroeger said the mailbox has appeared at the HPL for years and kids often try to peek inside the mailbox to catch of a glimpse of their letter disappearing to the North Pole — so far, no child has been able to catch the occurrence.

“It is just part of magic … the box comes from Santa, and it works.” she said.

Kroeger reminded children to make sure they drop the letter in Santa’s mailbox by Dec. 20, as that is the day when the mailbox usually disappears.

The Hays Public Library is located at 1205 Main and is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m, Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, contact the HPL Children’s Department (785) 625-5916 or click HERE.